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When the Kurinji Blooms
Kurinjithen, literally honey of the kurinji flower, is a timeless poem in prose that transports you to the lush Nilgiris where this beautiful blue flower grows wild and to the land of the Badagas who inhabit these hills. It is also Rajam Krishnan’s eulogy to a vanished world and way of life. Once in twelve years when the kurinji blooms in these hills, bees store the honey of the kurinji in combs in rock crevices and on branches of trees. When the Kurinji Blooms narrates the family saga of three generations of Badagas who have for long remained untouched by modernity. Then, as the winds of commerce and change invade their tranquil and sheltered lives, innocence and harmony are replaced by conflict and tragedy that herald new beginnings.
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When the Kurinji Blooms
Kurinjithen, literally honey of the kurinji flower, is a timeless poem in prose that transports you to the lush Nilgiris where this beautiful blue flower grows wild and to the land of the Badagas who inhabit these hills. It is also Rajam Krishnan’s eulogy to a vanished world and way of life. Once in twelve years when the kurinji blooms in these hills, bees store the honey of the kurinji in combs in rock crevices and on branches of trees. When the Kurinji Blooms narrates the family saga of three generations of Badagas who have for long remained untouched by modernity. Then, as the winds of commerce and change invade their tranquil and sheltered lives, innocence and harmony are replaced by conflict and tragedy that herald new beginnings.
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When the Kurinji Blooms

When the Kurinji Blooms

When the Kurinji Blooms

When the Kurinji Blooms

Overview

Kurinjithen, literally honey of the kurinji flower, is a timeless poem in prose that transports you to the lush Nilgiris where this beautiful blue flower grows wild and to the land of the Badagas who inhabit these hills. It is also Rajam Krishnan’s eulogy to a vanished world and way of life. Once in twelve years when the kurinji blooms in these hills, bees store the honey of the kurinji in combs in rock crevices and on branches of trees. When the Kurinji Blooms narrates the family saga of three generations of Badagas who have for long remained untouched by modernity. Then, as the winds of commerce and change invade their tranquil and sheltered lives, innocence and harmony are replaced by conflict and tragedy that herald new beginnings.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789354425158
Publisher: United Nations
Publication date: 11/25/2023
Pages: 308
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.66(h) x 0.79(d)
Language: Tamil

About the Author

Rajam Krishnan (1925–2014) was born in Musiri, Tamil Nadu. She wrote her first novel Swatantra Jothi in 1948. A prolific and versatile writer, her work spans several genres, including fiction, plays, essays, biographies, short stories and travelogue.

Uma Narayanan (1940) was born in Bangalore and holds degrees in Home Science, French and German. Her works in translation from Tamil include Tyagu by Sivasankari, Rajam Krishnan's novel Lamps in the Whirlpool.

Prema Seetharam (1940) was born in Chennai and holds degrees in Chemistry, History, Library Science and French. She has translated from French Le Temps d'un Royaume: Jeanne Dupleix, 1706–1756 by Rose Vincent, with Uma Narayanan.
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